Comparison of the modified Collard and hand-sewn anastomosis for cervical esophagogastric anastomosis after esophagectomy in esophageal cancer patients: A propensity score-matched analysis.
Keijiro SugimuraHiroshi MiyataTomoyuki MatsunagaKei AsukaiYoshitomo YanagimotoYusuke TakahashiAkira TomokuniKazuyoshi YamamotoAkita HirofumiJunichi NishimuraMasaaki MotooriHiroshi WadaHidenori TakahashiMasayoshi YasuiTakeshi OmoriMasayuki OhueMasahiko YanoPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2018)
In cervical esophagogastric anastomosis after esophagectomy, the modified Collard anastomosis is more suitable than hand-sewn anastomosis in terms of reducing the frequency of anastomotic stenosis.